California hikers discovered human stays Saturday within the wilderness area where actor Julian Sands went missing greater than five months ago, police said.
Officials haven’t identified the victim.
The stays were transported to the coroner’s office for confirmation, which is anticipated to be accomplished next week.
Sands, 65, was reported missing on Jan. 13 when he didn’t return from a climbing trip within the San Gabriel Mountains in Mt. Baldy, positioned 45 miles east of Los Angeles.
The search, which consisted of 80 volunteers and officials, resumed on June 17 following a short lived suspension.
Police have conducted eight ground and air searches since Sands’ disappearance.
“Despite the recent warmer weather, portions of the mountain remain inaccessible attributable to extreme alpine conditions. Multiple areas include steep terrain and ravines, which still have 10-plus feet of ice and snow,” San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office said last week.
Sands’ family spoke for the primary time since his disappearance on Friday, expressing their gratitude for the continuing search and rescue efforts.
“We’re deeply grateful to the search teams and coordinators who’ve worked tirelessly to seek out Julian,” the statement said.
“We proceed to carry Julian in our hearts, with vivid memories of him as a beautiful father, husband, explorer, lover of the natural world and the humanities, and as an original and collaborative performer.”
Sands, a veteran hiker, starred in movies corresponding to “Arachnophobia,” “A Room with a View,” “Warlock” and “Leaving Las Vegas.”
Mt. Baldy is taken into account one of the dangerous peaks to climb in California.
Six people have died as crews conducted over 100 searches as thrillseekers and climbing veterans are drawn to the challenge of the ten,000-foot mountain, based on the Los Angeles Times.
In January, officials found hiker Jin Chung, 75, who became lost on Mt. Baldy and was hospitalized with a leg injury and other weather-related injuries.
Prior to Chung’s transient disappearance, a mother of 4 fell greater than 500 to 700 feet to her death.
Crystal Paula Gonzalez, who was often known as a “Climbing Queen,” slipped on the steep icy hillside and later died from her injuries, based on officials.